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Drenching rains bring flash flooding across coastal Connecticut, New York and New Jersey
Flash flooding brought on by heavy rains prompted road closures, water rescues and commuter rail problems across the tristate area Sunday.
Former CIA official found with gold bars reaches tentative plea deal after charge of salary theft
A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records.
Mamdani, AOC draw heat for laughing at 9/11 memorial
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced
The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities - a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions.
Union leader behind California billionaires’ tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women
The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union.
Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune
Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month.
Fossilized mastodon tooth from Ice Age discovered in California creek
The fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon, an extinct Ice Age species related to woolly mammoths, was recently found in a California creek.
CBS’ Gayle King draws backlash over reaction to Black holdout juror in Clancy case
A juror's on-air disclosure that the lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial was a Black man left CBS Mornings host Gayle King reacting with surprise Friday, and the moment quickly went viral on social media. In the TV interview, when she found out the juror was Black, King said, "I have to sit with that for just a second."
When lunch is the main event, here’s a ‘Greek Out’ take on halibut and halloumi skewers
The chapter on main dishes in my cookbook, "Greek Out," starts with an explanation of what "main dish" means to me.
Mamdani, AOC seen laughing as 9/11 victims’ names are read
Mamdani and AOC were caught laughing together Friday during the 25th anniversary ceremony at ground zero as relatives of Sept. 11 victims read the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
U.S. officials declare an end to record-setting cyclospora outbreak, but its origin is still unknown
The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said Friday.